Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay

Payao
Municipality of Payao
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Payao is located in Philippines
Payao
Payao
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°35′09″N 122°48′08″E / 7.585714°N 122.802197°E / 7.585714; 122.802197
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
ProvinceZamboanga Sibugay
District 1st district
Barangays29 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJoeper H. Mendoza
 • Vice MayorJoel J. Indino
 • RepresentativeWilter W. Palma II
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate22,755 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total245.66 km2 (94.85 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Highest elevation
333 m (1,093 ft)
Lowest elevation
−5 m (−16 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total34,952
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
 • Households
8,380
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
37.54
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 144.8 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 401.9 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 117.9 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 64.42 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7008
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)62
Native languagesSubanon
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Websitewww.payaosibugay.gov.ph

Payao, officially the Municipality of Payao (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Payao; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Payao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Payao), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,952 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Payao | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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